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I clean and dry off completely then place in inside the MMOC case.
Micromatic Monday
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Flintstone65
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Sure, rub it in that you've got a case for your MMOC
!!! HEY -- Can you see what I'm typing???? I hadn't hit send on this and suddenly an opportunity for a case has shown up!!! 
In any case (hee hee, see what I did there?) -- very nice setup today, brother-man. I don't think I even realized you had a 1912. I haven't tried mine yet....how do you think it compares to your MMOC?
The most I usually get is about 8. Stainless can get way more but I find the stainless to feel less keen and lack smoothness. I also prefer carbon steel for straight razors, I just don't like the blade feel for stainless.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Good morning on this very cold morning up in Northern Canada -32 C.
Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (10)
Soap:Barrister & Mann
Brush: Razorock Plissoft Noir 400
Preshave: warm wet face cloth 40 seconds approx X 2 + Aloe vera gel
Post shave: Alum block + cold water rinse
Post shave: FINE fresh Vetiver + witch hazel 1:4 ratio + Nivea balm(very dry air when it gets this cold)
Good shave considering the blade was on it's 10th shave and had traveled from Mexico salty air.
I sure noticed when I'm out of my comfort zone for shaving like lighting and water quality....!
Have some great GEM shaves!
Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (10)
Soap:Barrister & Mann
Brush: Razorock Plissoft Noir 400
Preshave: warm wet face cloth 40 seconds approx X 2 + Aloe vera gel
Post shave: Alum block + cold water rinse
Post shave: FINE fresh Vetiver + witch hazel 1:4 ratio + Nivea balm(very dry air when it gets this cold)
Good shave considering the blade was on it's 10th shave and had traveled from Mexico salty air.
I sure noticed when I'm out of my comfort zone for shaving like lighting and water quality....!
Have some great GEM shaves!
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Micromatic Monday - 2/11 an MMOC RLS
(Relaxed, Luxurious Shave)
1 My trusty MMOC (finally qualifies for ‘trusty’)
2 GEM (12) flipped - refuses to quit
3 Zenith B5 - tall loft by my standards
4 BOSC SR AC - magic mentholated protective mad scientist soap/croap, lathered in the 4oz SS prep bowl/pseudo-scuttle
5 Alum block
6 Hazel Hop Husker homebrew AS
Chillin’ together post-shave:
This was a ‘perfect storm’ shave. If you really like storms, that is.
The elements:
> 2.5 days of careful stubble propagation
> a morning shave - so traditional
> an empty house - no time pressure or kibitzing
> a long contemplative shower
> the right equipment at the perfect point in the learning curve, solid technique but still plenty to discover
The MMOC and this seemingly immortal blade delivered a very close, very comfortable shave in the usual two passes plus touch up on the swirly spots. Aced the alum test! One of those shaves which encourages appreciative (narcissistic?) neck and cheek stroking for an hour or two.
On the blade storage topic-du-jour: I carefully dry then flip my GEM blade into the MMOC, the default blade storage silo. I’m generally an SE guy only on Mondays so the blade will rest a week, unless there is a new SE razor in the house.
Most Mondays I quickly drag each side of the blade down the back of my forearm just before popping it back into the razor for storage. Is this practice a technique or a superstition? I don’t know just where or when I picked it up, but somehow SE shaving triggered me to revive it from the mists of my DE past.
Below is a little item I’ve kept in inventory for about 40 years, in spite of never having gotten any effective use out of it. When I bought it (used/junk, not ‘antique’) I didn’t yet realize I was a shaving enthusiast. Self-knowledge is slow, sometimes 4 decades slow.
If the current GEM blade ever gets its gold watch, I may try this dumb hone out once again and give the blade a one-shave contract. If the hone works on a nice stiff SE blade I will die (happy) of shock. Maybe the hone’s only problem was the wimpy thinness of the modern DEs I tested on it.
The rabbit hole will only get deeper if I search out carbon SE and DE blades for advanced research...
(Relaxed, Luxurious Shave)
1 My trusty MMOC (finally qualifies for ‘trusty’)
2 GEM (12) flipped - refuses to quit
3 Zenith B5 - tall loft by my standards
4 BOSC SR AC - magic mentholated protective mad scientist soap/croap, lathered in the 4oz SS prep bowl/pseudo-scuttle
5 Alum block
6 Hazel Hop Husker homebrew AS
Chillin’ together post-shave:
This was a ‘perfect storm’ shave. If you really like storms, that is.
The elements:
> 2.5 days of careful stubble propagation
> a morning shave - so traditional
> an empty house - no time pressure or kibitzing
> a long contemplative shower
> the right equipment at the perfect point in the learning curve, solid technique but still plenty to discover
The MMOC and this seemingly immortal blade delivered a very close, very comfortable shave in the usual two passes plus touch up on the swirly spots. Aced the alum test! One of those shaves which encourages appreciative (narcissistic?) neck and cheek stroking for an hour or two.
On the blade storage topic-du-jour: I carefully dry then flip my GEM blade into the MMOC, the default blade storage silo. I’m generally an SE guy only on Mondays so the blade will rest a week, unless there is a new SE razor in the house.
Most Mondays I quickly drag each side of the blade down the back of my forearm just before popping it back into the razor for storage. Is this practice a technique or a superstition? I don’t know just where or when I picked it up, but somehow SE shaving triggered me to revive it from the mists of my DE past.
Below is a little item I’ve kept in inventory for about 40 years, in spite of never having gotten any effective use out of it. When I bought it (used/junk, not ‘antique’) I didn’t yet realize I was a shaving enthusiast. Self-knowledge is slow, sometimes 4 decades slow.
If the current GEM blade ever gets its gold watch, I may try this dumb hone out once again and give the blade a one-shave contract. If the hone works on a nice stiff SE blade I will die (happy) of shock. Maybe the hone’s only problem was the wimpy thinness of the modern DEs I tested on it.
The rabbit hole will only get deeper if I search out carbon SE and DE blades for advanced research...
Lovely brush! I really appreciate seeing how you shaped and united the handle and the base for the knot. Black on black is seriously classy too! I am lurking on the brush-making threads, biding my time until my lathe can come outside and play.
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That little blade hone is the berries.
I probably paid 50 cents for it used in about 1978, so at least it was holding its value then...
I haven’t gotten my 100 shaves yet!
I've read that using a Gem light weight for the first shave on a new blade .An be a good way to break them in. I believe it was in a post by @Ron R .
Thank you. I am learning alot about making brushes that one is about 10 yaers old. And I may be making a new handle for that knot. It isn't set as deep as it should be. The Brush Making and Restorations thread has been extremely informative.
Thank you @Twelvefret . I really want to get an MMOC and bullet tip to match it. My current MMOC is chrome.
I really like the patina on that clog pruf.
OK, are the lovely brass Micromatics I see originally brass finish? Or are they gold-plated minus the plating? Or something else?
I suppose this should be on the Gem models thread, but I demand answers!
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OK, are the lovely brass Micromatics I see originally brass finish? Or are they gold-plated minus the plating? Or something else?
I suppose this should be on the Gem models thread, but I demand answers!
OK, are the lovely brass Micromatics I see originally brass finish? Or are they gold-plated minus the plating? Or something else?
I suppose this should be on the Gem models thread, but I demand answers!
Mine does not appear to be unplated brass. What do you think?
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Looks a lot like my de-plated and polished razors to me.
I’m declaring yours to be ‘gold-plated and lacquered’. As if I knew anything about vintage Gems. Also, very nice condition! That, I can clearly see! 
But what about jmudrick and GAW9576?
Meanwhile, I’m in Chromeville.
But what about jmudrick and GAW9576?
Meanwhile, I’m in Chromeville.
Looks a lot like my de-plated and polished razors to me.
This is one fast thread!! I can’t ‘type’ fast enough on this tablet to keep up!
So, minus gold plate or minus chrome?
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I’m declaring yours to be ‘gold-plated and lacquered’. As if I knew anything about vintage Gems. Also, very nice condition! That, I can clearly see!
But what about jmudrick and GAW9576?
Meanwhile, I’m in Chromeville.
Why thank you and I see some sort of plating also. Perhaps something thin like Gillette did on the late '30's Sheratons.
I've never polished mine. Just washed gently in hot water and Dawn.
Gold plate. Chrome plated GEM/Ever Ready razors are quite difficult to strip down to brass.
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Sorry I put the wrong link in earlier @Tanuki . this is the one I meant to link Brush Knot Depth?
Flintstone65
Imagining solutions for imaginary problems
Very nice setup and great lather!!! I also really like the idea of dilute the FINE A/S with witch hazel. I like the FINE scents, but I find them strong and long-lasting for me. I was about to give up on them, but now I think I'll try your dilution recipe. And I agree about shaving in travel conditions...it's not the same at all.
